Chabot College 2024-2026 431 APPRENTICESHIP, PLPF APPRENTICESHIP: PLUMBING/PIPEFITTING (PLPF) Degrees AS Pipefitting Technology Certificates of Achievement Pipefitting Technology Plumbing Technology PIPEFITTING TECHNOLOGY Associate in Science Pipefitters install, maintain, and repair many different types of piping used in buildings, factories, and utilities. These systems are used to heat and cool buildings, carry water, provide gas and generate electricity. Pipefitters work from blueprints or drawings and perform such tasks as measuring, marking, cutting, and threading pipe to connect pipe systems. The Associated Builders and Contractors San Diego (ABCSD) Apprenticeship program is a state and federally recognized construction training program. Apprenticeship Career and Technical Education (CTE) combines paid on-the-job training and work experience with formal classroom instruction. Apprentices are employed by a company where they receive hands-on training, and attend classes in the evening to study theory and participate in hands-on technical training. Career Opportunities All Apprentices start off with an hourly wage (based on the prevailing wage in the county in which the work is performed) and in some cases, a fringe benefit package and the wages increase based on advancement within the program. Upon completion of the apprenticeship program, the graduate may be employed at the journey level by contractors. The median California wage for exiting students is $80,401 (2022 LMI data), and the median hour wage for plumbers/pipefitters is $37 (Bay Area 2022 LMI data). Program Learning Outcomes 1. Support a safe and healthy work environment through analysis of the environment and application of safe policies and practices. 2. Demonstrate the skills to follow plans and blueprints, perform relevant calculations, and effectively use the tools and techniques to install, test, and maintain plumbing/pipefitting systems in accordance with industry practice, workmanship standards, and regulations. 3. Describe the plumbing/pipefitting systems, planning, economics, and industry conventions relevant to the work of a pipefitter. Required Core PLPF 9701 Introduction to Plumbing I 3 PLPF 9702 Introduction to Plumbing II 3 PLPF 9703 Intermediate Plumbing I 3 PLPF 9704 Intermediate Plumbing II 3 PLPF 9705 Advanced Plumbing I 3 PLPF 9706 Advanced Plumbing II 3 PLPF 9735 Pipefitting Construction Specialties I 3 PLPF 9740 Pipefitting Construction Specialties II 3 PLPF 9745 Pipefitting Construction Specialties III 3 PLPF 9750 Pipefitting Construction Specialties IV 3 PLPF 9795 Occupational Work Experience - Plumbing/Pipefitting 3 Major Requirements 33 units General Education Requirements 22 units Electives (Degree applicable units as needed) 5 units Total 60 units PIPEFITTING TECHNOLOGY Certificate of Achievement Pipefitters install, maintain, and repair many different types of piping used in buildings, factories, and utilities. These systems are used to heat and cool buildings, carry water, provide gas and generate electricity. Pipefitters work from blueprints or drawings and perform such tasks as measuring, marking, cutting, and threading pipe to connect pipe systems. The Associated Builders and Contractors San Diego (ABCSD) Apprenticeship program is a state and federally recognized construction training program. Apprenticeship Career and Technical Education (CTE) combines paid on-the-job training and work experience with formal classroom instruction. Apprentices are employed by a company where they receive hands-on training, and attend classes in the evening to study theory and participate in hands-on technical training. Career Opportunities All Apprentices start off with an hourly wage (based on the prevailing wage in the county in which the work is performed) and in some cases, a fringe benefit package and the wages increase based on advancement within the program. Upon completion of the apprenticeship program, the graduate may be employed at the journey level by contractors. The median California wage for exiting students is $80,401 (2022 LMI data), and the median hour wage for plumbers/pipefitters is $37 (Bay Area 2022 LMI data).
